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If you abstain from voting then you're basically lumping yourself in with people who don't care or actually are fine with the status quo. If you cast a blank vote then you're expressing your disapproval of all the candidates. Essentially saying "I'm willing to vote, but it won't be for any of you guys". This would make sense if the system worked but it doesn't.
I partially agree. I think not voting is a vote for whichever candidate you like the least, since if you had voted somewhere else, the candidate you like the least would have gotten a smaller percentage of the votes. If you want to cast a blank vote, vote for whichever party would do the least damage., since that will actually have a measurable outcome. If you think all candidates are equally bad, including 3rd party, I think voting for someone who has some level of cultural relevance and holds the same views you do makes the most sense, since that makes the statement that you would vote for candidates like that person.